PLUS: SOCCER -- CONCACAF CUP

PLUS: SOCCER -- CONCACAF CUP; D.C. United Wins Tournament

Published: August 17, 1998

D.C. United became the first team from the United States to win the Concacaf Champions Cup, beating Toluca of Mexico, 1-0, yesterday in Washington on Eddie Pope's goal in the 41st minute.

The annual tournament features the top teams from last season in the top leagues of North and Central America and the Caribbean. D.C. United won the first two titles in Major League Soccer, while Toluca is the reigning Mexican League champion. United earned a spot in the Interamerican Cup, a home-and-away series against the winner of South America's Liberators Cup.

Pope's goal, his first of 1998, came after goalkeeper Mario Alberran almost collided with two of his own defenders and bobbled Marco Etcheverry's corner kick. Pope collected the loose ball.